Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Obama Blames the Other Guys

Mr Obama is yelping the GOP is in the way when it comes to economic recovery.

Charles Babington of the AP reports President Obama told Iowa voters Wednesday that the GOP has been dishonest about what needs to be done to revive the economy and restore middle-class dreams. The AP report

Mr Obama complained the Republican Party has obstructed the recovery with dishonesty, and the GOP talked down the "Democratic" Party's plan to micromanage everyone's lives.

Reality is different.

Mr Obama's hyperventilation over Republican remarks about the administration's new taxes and procedures is stupid. But Mr Obama seems genuinely indignant that people resent his attempt to take control of their private lives.

The ObamaCare tax (& the ObamaCare non-compliance fine of $750), the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, expanded 1099 reporting (at a cost greater than the projected revenues!), and new taxes on everything from pressurized suntans to investment funds ---- are going to be crippling.

Outside the Western world governments have been more responsible. Most have avoided deficit-dependent spending. Wild government purchasing tends to redirect resources away from productive uses, and so postpones recovery. Worldwide, the recovery is well underway. For example, stingy Singapore experienced 16% annualized growth in the first half of this year.

~~~~~~~~If you want the garden to grow, you have to leave it alone. Micromanagement is not the way. The economic problem is you and your "Democratic" Party buddies. Out of the way, Barry.

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The always fresh Constitution

You hear politicians saying we need to change with the times. They say the US Constitution was for a time when America was a new nation. They say the Constitution must be read as a "living document," so that parts may be discarded because they get in the way of government control.

Why? Who requires that our nation no longer act like it is young? Our national need for fresh perspective should not change, so our Constitution is ideal as it is and has been for centuries. It always leads us down the fresh path.

Liberty

Freedom is matter of individual rights. Individuals are society's elements, therefore individuals naturally bear the burden of society.That means individuals have the right to use their lives, liberties, and properties as they see fit, as long as they do not infringe on the rights of others.

In the context of the modern state, this philosophy engenders a set of normative policy prescriptions that reflect a belief in the efficiency and morality of unhampered markets, the system of private property, and individual rights -- and a deep distrust of taxation, forced egalitarianism (which is always applied by elitists), compulsory welfare, and the power of the state, which is always the power of the "ruling class."